by skimhenson | Oct 7, 2010 | cat diaries, dog tales, relationships
Cliche-ish, I know, but Gator and Bug are as different as night and day. Gator is the cat enjoying the limelight. He likes to meet you at the door, try to escape out the door, play at the door, entertain you, then gobble down his food. Bug, on the contrary, wonders...
by skimhenson | Oct 4, 2010 | renovations for home and life
My husband’s younger brother and sister host the majority of his family’s gatherings like Thanksgiving and Christmas. When his older brother comes into town, he and his wife treat everyone to drinks, dinner and desserts. And us? We used to take our turn hosting,...
by skimhenson | Sep 30, 2010 | funny ones, relationships, family stories
Google announced today the celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Flintstones. Earlier in the week, I posted EL’s famous family sayings. EL is my father-in-law. He’s also known as Everett Laverne, Ever Lovin’, Slim, Dad, Pop Pop and, most...
by skimhenson | Sep 28, 2010 | funny ones, relationships, family stories
Our relationship started like most, all over each other like “white on rice.” John would pick me up in his 1966 blue and white station wagon and borrow a one-liner from his dad, “You look finer than frog hair.” We’d eat dinner, dance at a local club and usually end up...
by skimhenson | Sep 23, 2010 | honesty
“We’re members of the Presbyterian church in Conway, but we’re visiting around. We thought it may be time to move our memberships to the beach.” “You signed one of the visitor’s book, right?” the pastor asked. “Sure did,” I said. My husband and I walked silently to...